SiteSmith

Web design · Hosting · Email and office apps

A website that works for your business.

Get a website built for your business, hosting from the team that built it, and Workspace tools for the work that follows. Start with a project quote or try Workspace free.

Agree the scope and maximum price before work starts. Pay in stages.

What we build

Websites, online stores and web apps.

Every quote comes with a maximum price, agreed before work starts. The people who build your site are the same people who host it and answer your emails afterward.

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How we work

See the designs. Try the build. Then launch.

Follow the project through scope, design, development and launch. A deposit books the work; the remaining payments follow the agreed milestones.

  1. Step 1

    Agree the scope

    We discuss what the site needs to do and agree the scope, price range and payment schedule.

    30% deposit
  2. Step 2

    Design

    Review the layouts and give feedback before we start development.

    20% on approval
  3. Step 3

    Build

    Try the working site in previews and review the features as we build them.

    20% when complete
  4. Step 4

    Launch

    We put the approved site live and walk you through managing it. Hosting and care depend on the plan you choose.

    30% at launch
Estimate your project

See your minimum, maximum and payment schedule instantly.

Your client area

Know where your project stands.

Each project has its own page, on the web and in the app. It shows which stage we're at, what's waiting on you, and what's been paid.

  • Sign the quote online

    The scope, price range and payment schedule are in one document you can sign from any device.

  • Approve designs and previews

    Click through each design before we build it, and each preview before it goes live.

  • Pay per milestone

    A deposit books the project. Later invoices follow design approval, development and launch.

  • Message us there

    Messages and files stay with the project instead of getting buried in email.

Hosting

Hosting with someone you can reach.

SSL, daily backups and email are on from the first day. If something goes wrong, you talk to the people who manage the server.

See plans from $7/month
  • Free SSL, renewed for you

    SSL certificates are issued and renewed for your hosted sites.

  • Daily backups

    Restore a file or the whole site in a few clicks.

  • Fast SSD servers

    SSD storage for your website files and databases.

  • Email on your domain

    Real mailboxes in SiteSmith Mail, or any mail app.

SiteSmith Forge

Git hosting that deploys to your website.

Forge keeps your code in Git repositories, private or public, with pull requests. When you merge, it builds the site and uploads it to your hosting account, so you don't need FTP. It's included with every hosting plan.

  • Repositories and pull requests

    Private Git repositories you push to with any Git client. Review changes line by line, comment, and merge.

  • Deploys to your hosting

    Merge into the branch you picked and the site updates. Next.js, Node, Python, PHP, Vite, Astro and plain HTML are detected for you.

  • Environment variables

    Start from your .env.example or paste a .env file. Values are stored encrypted and never shown in build logs.

  • Databases

    Create a MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis or MongoDB database while you set up a deploy. Its connection details go into the app's variables.

SiteSmith Shipwright

Find code issues and track the fixes.

Shipwright reviews the code in your GitHub or Forge repositories and puts what it finds in a queue. Your team accepts or dismisses each finding, and the ones worth doing become tickets. It's a paid add-on to Workspace.

  • AI code reviews

    Review a range of commits, a whole branch, or look for security problems. Reviews can also run on every push.

  • A review queue

    Findings, feature requests and decisions wait for a person to accept or dismiss them. Nothing changes on its own.

  • Merges with a second opinion

    Ask whether a branch is safe to merge. When branches conflict, the AI proposes a resolution for you to approve.

  • Feature tracking

    Each feature shows the AI's estimate next to the status a person confirmed, with the evidence behind it.

SiteSmith Workspace

Your inbox, documents and meetings. And the rest of the business.

The eight office apps are covered by Free, Workspace+ and Pro: start free with 15 GB of storage, then upgrade for AI tools, more storage and bigger meetings. The 12 business apps, from the CRM and Help Desk to Operations and Dispatch, each have their own free tier and plans.

Business apps

Tools for the rest of your business.

Follow up with customers, answer support, publish a site, run the stock and the books, or dispatch a crew. Each app has a free tier to try. Their own subscriptions raise the limits; they are separate from Workspace+ and Pro, which cover the office apps.

Design your own dashboards and menus
Explore the business apps and their plans

Make it yours

Design the apps around your business.

Rebuild the dashboards, pages, menus and forms your team works in, on one builder shared across Workspace. Keep a layout for yourself, share it, or make it everyone's default.

  • CRM
  • Help Desk
  • Dispatch
  • Operations
  • Boards
  • Blog
  • Learn
  • Store
What you can design
  • Dashboards and pages

    Drag numbers, charts and tables into place, with data from the other apps. Start from a template.

  • Menus and the top bar

    Links, dropdowns and buttons that open pages, start records or run commands.

  • New forms

    Choose the fields, their order and how each is drawn, in the CRM, Help Desk, Dispatch and Operations.

  • Documents and automations

    Invoices, quotes, contracts and emails in your design, and CRM workflows with waits and branches.

The SiteSmith app

Approve, pay and reply from your phone.

The SiteSmith app for iPhone and Android covers your projects, the Workspace apps and your hosting account.

  • Projects

    Look at designs, approve stages, sign quotes and pay invoices.

  • Workspace

    Access your office apps and business tools from the Workspace tab.

  • Hosting

    Add email accounts, change DNS records and manage files.

  • Notifications

    When a design is ready for review, an invoice is due or new mail arrives.

Coming soon to App StoreFor iPhoneComing soon to Google PlayFor Android

Pricing

What it costs.

Agree a maximum price for your project scope. Choose a hosting billing term and optional care plan. Start Workspace on the free plan.

Websites and web apps

From $950

$95/hour, quoted with a maximum

  • Discovery, design, build and launch
  • Paid in four milestones
  • Yours once it's paid for
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Hosting and care

From $7/month

Choose a billing term to suit your business

  • SSL, daily backups and email
  • Care plans: we handle updates too
  • Free migration from another host
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SiteSmith Workspace

Free

Workspace+ from $10/month per person

  • Eight free office apps and 15 GB of storage
  • Connect the email you already have
  • Workspace+ and Pro add AI and more storage
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FAQ

Common questions.

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